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U.S. Army Sgt. Tucker Smith with the UAS Platoon, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade prepares his Skydio X10D drone for its observation flight during “Project Shiv” at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 20, 2025. Project Shiv is an innovative exercise involving using first person view drones assembled at Balli Airfield in conjunction

A 2nd Cavalry Regiment Stryker vehicle with a BLADE system attached to a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (left) await drone activity while in a static formation with a Stryker M1128 Mobile Gun vehicle during Operation Flytrap 4.0. By Timothy L. Rider Soldiers from the Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment detected, tracked, engaged and defeated multiple

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – Douglas C. Wong, a former U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center employee, was posthumously awarded the first-ever Pioneer in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) award through the U.S. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP). (U.S. Army photo by Todd Mozes) By Eric Kowal PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – Douglas

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – U.S. Army Soldiers are using gaming environments to work side-by-side with engineers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center at Picatinny Arsenal, with the goal of improving lethality, survivability and situational awareness for Gunners. The Armaments Center at Picatinny leads the development of turret systems for armored and

The new commanding general of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Brig. Gen. Robert Born, visited Picatinny Arsenal from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., on Aug. 7, his first time at the northern New Jersey military installation and the first since taking command in June. (U.S. Army photo by Carly Michelson) By Eric Kowal PICATINNY

By Timothy L. Rider PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – Project Officer for the XM1155 Extended Range Artillery Munitions Suite, Nick Berg’s, first look in 2018 at the Army’s potentially game-changing, long-range, precision cannon projectile with advanced lethality came in the form of descriptions and depictions on an evolving slide deck. Berg’s organization, the Army Combat Capabilities

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – In the same way that the Picatinny Rail is an essential interface for scopes and other weapon accessories carried by Soldiers, the Armaments Center identified the need to safely and effectively pair lethal payloads with UASs, leading to the development of the Picatinny Common Lethality Integration Kit. ((U.S. Army photo)) By

David Lee, (center) a U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center Technology Transfer Associate, addresses U.S. Navy Technology Transfer personnel in 2024, as an Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Representative. (Courtesy, U.S. Navy) By Eric Kowal PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – David Y. Lee, a U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center Technology Transfer Associate,

Story By Eric Kowal PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – A U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center employee was recently recognized for leading a cross-services team encouraging non-federal organizations’ access to Department of Defense (DoD) materials, laboratories and test facilities, when aligned with national defense interests. Andrew Lenz, Lead for the Armaments Center’s Office of

By Edward Lopez and Timothy L. Rider PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – The harm to Soldiers from frequent exposure to weapons that cause blast overpressure (BOP) when fired has gained increasing attention, prompting Congress to pass a broad set of directives related to blast exposure and brain health. Congressional mandates to the Pentagon include setting new